Timon Kunze
@tkunze.bsky.social
Phd student of cognitive neuroscience at SISSA, Trieste. How do little neurons make up such complex minds?
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By mapping connections among researchers, Neurotree makes it possible to trace how the field has evolved and to visualize how shifts in lab size, training and other factors can shape its direction, writes founder @stephenvdavid.bsky.social.
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#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
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Tracing neuroscience’s family tree to track its growth
By mapping connections among researchers, Neurotree makes it possible to see how the field has evolved and what factors shape its direction.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
By mapping connections among researchers, Neurotree makes it possible to trace how the field has evolved and to visualize how shifts in lab size, training and other factors can shape its direction, writes founder @stephenvdavid.bsky.social.
bit.ly/4od0SiL
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
bit.ly/4od0SiL
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
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Jumping spiders can recognise one another. This ability to learn, remember and represent images is quite surprising for such a tiny-brained animal!
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November 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Jumping spiders can recognise one another. This ability to learn, remember and represent images is quite surprising for such a tiny-brained animal!
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute
Objectives To determine the overall rate of loss of workplace teaspoons and whether attrition and displacement are correlated with the relative value of the teaspoons or type of tearoom. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Research institute ...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Huge congrats to Philipp Kaniuth for successfully defending his PhD summa cum laude (with distinction) “on the measurement of representations and similarity”! Phil was my first PhD candidate, so it’s a particularly special event for me, and he can be very proud of his achievements!
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Huge congrats to Philipp Kaniuth for successfully defending his PhD summa cum laude (with distinction) “on the measurement of representations and similarity”! Phil was my first PhD candidate, so it’s a particularly special event for me, and he can be very proud of his achievements!
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The field is buzzing about work on brain-computer interfaces for speech, the mechanism of psychedelics, a broader definition of hippocampal representations and more.
www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
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#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
The buzziest neuroscience papers of 2023, 2024
The field took note of work on brain-computer interfaces for speech, the mechanism of psychedelics, defining hippocampal representations, and more.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The field is buzzing about work on brain-computer interfaces for speech, the mechanism of psychedelics, a broader definition of hippocampal representations and more.
www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
#neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
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a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
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Sometimes it can be a pain choosing the route, and toughest when two paths seem equivalent.
Nice new article from Liz Crastil's lab explores what factors drive choices of route:
Graph Properties Drive Navigational Selection between Equidistant Routes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nice new article from Liz Crastil's lab explores what factors drive choices of route:
Graph Properties Drive Navigational Selection between Equidistant Routes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Graph Properties Drive Navigational Selection between Equidistant Routes
Cognitive maps, traditionally considered metrically accurate mental representations of space, have been central to navigation research. However, recen…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Sometimes it can be a pain choosing the route, and toughest when two paths seem equivalent.
Nice new article from Liz Crastil's lab explores what factors drive choices of route:
Graph Properties Drive Navigational Selection between Equidistant Routes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nice new article from Liz Crastil's lab explores what factors drive choices of route:
Graph Properties Drive Navigational Selection between Equidistant Routes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This was a fabulous, once in a lifetime colloquium -- and now the videos are available in high quality on the College de France web site @college-de-france.fr
www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/co...
With talks by Edvard Moser, Nancy Kanwisher, Liz Spelke, Manuela Piazza, Luca Bonatti and more!
www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/co...
With talks by Edvard Moser, Nancy Kanwisher, Liz Spelke, Manuela Piazza, Luca Bonatti and more!
November 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This was a fabulous, once in a lifetime colloquium -- and now the videos are available in high quality on the College de France web site @college-de-france.fr
www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/co...
With talks by Edvard Moser, Nancy Kanwisher, Liz Spelke, Manuela Piazza, Luca Bonatti and more!
www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/co...
With talks by Edvard Moser, Nancy Kanwisher, Liz Spelke, Manuela Piazza, Luca Bonatti and more!
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In case you don't know already, the journal Open Mind has a Bluesky account that automatically posts new papers:
@openmindjournal.bsky.social
The journal is diamond open access (free to read, free to publish) thanks to the support of MIT Press, Harvard Library, & MIT Library.
@openmindjournal.bsky.social
The journal is diamond open access (free to read, free to publish) thanks to the support of MIT Press, Harvard Library, & MIT Library.
October 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In case you don't know already, the journal Open Mind has a Bluesky account that automatically posts new papers:
@openmindjournal.bsky.social
The journal is diamond open access (free to read, free to publish) thanks to the support of MIT Press, Harvard Library, & MIT Library.
@openmindjournal.bsky.social
The journal is diamond open access (free to read, free to publish) thanks to the support of MIT Press, Harvard Library, & MIT Library.
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Love the figure
Homing and feral pigeons differ in hippocampal formation neuron size: a Golgi study
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Homing and feral pigeons differ in hippocampal formation neuron size: a Golgi study
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Homing and feral pigeons differ in hippocampal formation neuron size: a Golgi study - Brain Structure and Function
Artificial selection for behavioural traits can significantly affect the anatomy of brain regions related to the behaviour under selection. The homing pigeon (Columba livia) is a prime example of how ...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Love the figure
Homing and feral pigeons differ in hippocampal formation neuron size: a Golgi study
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Homing and feral pigeons differ in hippocampal formation neuron size: a Golgi study
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A recent Nature paper has introduced Centaur, a LLAMA-based LLM that surpasses any cognitive models in predicting human behavior. Is this the ultimate unified theory of cognition? In this preprint, my colleagues and I expressed our doubts. Let us know what you think! arxiv.org/abs/2510.03311
Not Even Wrong: On the Limits of Prediction as Explanation in Cognitive Science
We offer a comment on the Centaur (Binz et al., 2025) transformer-based model of human behavior. In particular, Centaur was cast as a path towards unified theories of cognition. We offer a counter cla...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
A recent Nature paper has introduced Centaur, a LLAMA-based LLM that surpasses any cognitive models in predicting human behavior. Is this the ultimate unified theory of cognition? In this preprint, my colleagues and I expressed our doubts. Let us know what you think! arxiv.org/abs/2510.03311
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If you're interested in the cognitive neuroscience of memory feel free to email me!
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
It's that time of year when many start thinking about applying for PhDs. If you're applying for a UK PhD position, here is a blog post I wrote a while back that might be helpful
#cognition #psychscisky #neuroskyence #psychjobs
#cognition #psychscisky #neuroskyence #psychjobs
How to get PhD funding in the UK
It is that time of year again. The leaves are turning golden, red, and orange (or just brown), the nights are drawing in, and there is a chi...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If you're interested in the cognitive neuroscience of memory feel free to email me!
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
I do experimental psychology, brain imaging (fMRI and MEG) and a bit of modelling. Lab is doing stuff on forgetting, aging, schemas, and event boundaries, but we're not limited to that.
#psychscisky #neuroskyence
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Michael X Cohen on why he left academia/neuroscience.
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mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
Why I left academia and neuroscience
Don't worry, this isn't yet another story of rage-quitting.
mikexcohen.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Michael X Cohen on why he left academia/neuroscience.
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
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HippoMaps: an open-source resource for studying the human hippocampus at different scales and with different modalities.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@jordandekraker.bsky.social @borismontreal.bsky.social @jclauneuro.bsky.social @neuroak.bsky.social @sofievalk.bsky.social @donnagift.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@jordandekraker.bsky.social @borismontreal.bsky.social @jclauneuro.bsky.social @neuroak.bsky.social @sofievalk.bsky.social @donnagift.bsky.social
HippoMaps: multiscale cartography of human hippocampal organization - Nature Methods
HippoMaps provides an open-source resource for studying the human hippocampus at different scales and with different modalities such as histology, fMRI, structural MRI and EEG.
www.nature.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
HippoMaps: an open-source resource for studying the human hippocampus at different scales and with different modalities.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@jordandekraker.bsky.social @borismontreal.bsky.social @jclauneuro.bsky.social @neuroak.bsky.social @sofievalk.bsky.social @donnagift.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@jordandekraker.bsky.social @borismontreal.bsky.social @jclauneuro.bsky.social @neuroak.bsky.social @sofievalk.bsky.social @donnagift.bsky.social
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Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr
Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
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Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts
Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis
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September 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr
Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
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We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.
September 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.
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The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
September 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
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How can the brain create countless unique memories using a single, universal metric of space? We’ve been waiting for the answer to this for two decades!
Read it here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
How can the brain create countless unique memories using a single, universal metric of space? We’ve been waiting for the answer to this for two decades!
Read it here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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How can the brain create countless unique memories using a single, universal metric of space? We’ve been waiting for the answer to this for two decades!
Read it here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
How can the brain create countless unique memories using a single, universal metric of space? We’ve been waiting for the answer to this for two decades!
Read it here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Awesome 4 year phd in compsys neuro !!
Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
September 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Awesome 4 year phd in compsys neuro !!
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Early-bird registration for "The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025" ends September 30th
A meeting for everyone fascinated by the brain's role in foraging, 3-5 November 2025 at University of Birmingham.
Full speaker list, schedule and more now on the website
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A meeting for everyone fascinated by the brain's role in foraging, 3-5 November 2025 at University of Birmingham.
Full speaker list, schedule and more now on the website
uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
Home - The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging
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September 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Early-bird registration for "The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025" ends September 30th
A meeting for everyone fascinated by the brain's role in foraging, 3-5 November 2025 at University of Birmingham.
Full speaker list, schedule and more now on the website
uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
A meeting for everyone fascinated by the brain's role in foraging, 3-5 November 2025 at University of Birmingham.
Full speaker list, schedule and more now on the website
uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
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fun write up about our recent work on the limits of mental simulation:
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
Researchers uncover surprising limit on human imagination
Human beings can juggle up to 10 balls at once. But how many can they move through the air with their imaginations? The answer, published last month in Nature Communications,…
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August 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
fun write up about our recent work on the limits of mental simulation:
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
(original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
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In the 1990s, neuroscientists often complained “that theorists were completely out of touch with experimental data,” says @tonyzador.bsky.social. Today, in part thanks to the Sloan-Swartz Centers, “I very rarely hear that.”
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
Long-standing theoretical neuroscience fellowship program loses financial support
Funding from the Swartz and Sloan Foundations helped bring physicists and mathematicians into neuroscience for more than 30 years.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In the 1990s, neuroscientists often complained “that theorists were completely out of touch with experimental data,” says @tonyzador.bsky.social. Today, in part thanks to the Sloan-Swartz Centers, “I very rarely hear that.”
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
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Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️
August 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️
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🚨We believe this is a major step forward in how we study hippocampus function in healthy humans.
Using novel behavioral tasks, fMRI, RL & RNN modeling, and transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), we demonstrate the causal role of hippocampus in relational structure learning.
Using novel behavioral tasks, fMRI, RL & RNN modeling, and transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), we demonstrate the causal role of hippocampus in relational structure learning.
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨We believe this is a major step forward in how we study hippocampus function in healthy humans.
Using novel behavioral tasks, fMRI, RL & RNN modeling, and transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), we demonstrate the causal role of hippocampus in relational structure learning.
Using novel behavioral tasks, fMRI, RL & RNN modeling, and transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), we demonstrate the causal role of hippocampus in relational structure learning.